PMQs Verdict: Miliband knows you don’t fire your best shots when no-one is watching
PMQs happened this afternoon. It bears pointing out, as with the Budget happening immediately afterwards, hardly anyone is…
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The Budget We Need
By Andy Sawford MP Over the last few days I have been asking people in Corby and East…
We need to talk about children in care
Recently I met two prisoners, Nick and Lee. Both are in their thirties and both are in prison…
Why Osborne must keep his promise on the Aid budget
In the budget on Wednesday the Chancellor has the opportunity to maintain unequivocally the Coalition’s pledge to protect…
Labour’s perverse inconsistency on the Work Programme
There has been much anger and consternation about Labour’s plan to abstain on today’s jobseekers (back to work…
How well does Labour need to do in the local elections?
As in previous years, here is my guide to to what constitutes success for Labour on 2nd May.…
Our young people need a real chance to work in a real job paying a real wage
Iain Duncan Smith’s incompetence has turned his back to work schemes into a West Coast Mainline-style disaster –…
Why regional banks are radical, right and real
Last Thursday was a big day for the Labour Party. It was also a big day for my…
Cameron has folded on Leveson – but there’s still an elephant in the room (it’s called the internet)
On Leveson, the deal is done. At 2.30am in Miliband’s Parliamentary office, Oliver Letwin appears to have folded…
‘Mummy Tax’ hitting businesses hard as well as families
Last Sunday was Mother’s Day, and the eyes of families across the country were on 10 Downing Street…
